CA – Wisk Aero has partnered with the City of Long Beach in California through the Long Beach Economic Partnership (LBEP). The partnership is designed to help enable the future of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) in Southern California. Wisk Aero is the developer of the ...
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Odys Aviation has secured $12.4 million in seed funding to support the company’s development facility and to ramp up deployment of prototype hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft. The company is focused on improving the speed, cost, and environmental impact of regional mobility. The ...
The Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) has announced a countdown to the opening of the airport’s new International Arrivals Facility (IAF). The airport has scheduled an online reveal celebration for March 3, 2022, and has invited the public to join streaming of a behind-the-scenes look at ...
The Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) reported a 93 percent increase in passenger traffic over 2020 with 4.5 million passengers traveling through the airport in 2021. ANC also broke the airport’s previous cargo record set in 2020 by 14 percent with handling of 3.6 ...
Zero-emission-focused ZeroAvia has raised an additional $35 million to advance the company’s effort toward commercializing its hydrogen-electric technology. The company has now secured $115 million of total investment to aid in the development of its 2-5MW zero-emission powertrain system for regional aviation. Investors in ZeroAvia ...
Washington state airports are set to receive $71 million in infrastructure funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP) will distribute the funding on a formula basis. Funding can be utilized to improve airport safety, capacity, security, and environmental efforts. According ...
The Ontario International Airport Authority (OIAA) Commission has authorized a Development and Entitlement Agreement for a ground lease of nearly 198 acres of surplus property near the airport. The lease has a 55-year term and is expected to create an estimated $275 million in revenue ...
The Ontario International Airport (ONT) has exceeded the S&P Global Ratings pandemic recovery estimates with positive enplanement trends helping the ONT Authority (OIAA) to receive a strong financial outlook. Enplanements from July through September of this year were between 92-97 percent of pre-pandemic levels. The ...
The Hawaii Department of Transportation has opened the new Consolidated Rent-A-Car (Conrac) facility at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL). Construction of the $377 million project began in 2016 and funding came entirely from a daily customer facility charge of $4.50 for all rental ...
The Alaska Future Fund has announced an investment in NorthLink Aviation. NorthLink is currently working on the development of an air cargo terminal at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) and holds a 55-year lease on a 120-acre property at the airport. The Alaska ...